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Failure to program txk transition on triss RNAV SID from dfw results in track deviation for first officer undergoing IOE for his or her first all glass cockpit assignment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 706058 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : shero |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : triss |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 706058 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Second leg of 10 leg IOE for myself. The captain demonstrated the first leg and landing into dfw and this was literally my first leg on the aircraft ever after completing simulator training a few days earlier. As the PF; I was the one who programmed the FMS; albeit incorrectly; as I soon found out. We were cleared to takeoff runway 17R out of dfw to fly the triss 2 departure; txk transition. En route from the triss intersection to txk NAVAID; we missed the shero intersection. This intersection is only a few degrees heading change; but ZFW called us on it saying 'you air carrier X guys always miss that and need to be more careful.' how did this happen? Easy -- I programmed the FMS incorrectly. I put in the SID and txk but I learned that; although I typed txk; I also needed to select txk as a transition from the SID. The way I had it programmed; it gave me a route discontinuity which I simply cleared up and thought nothing of. I never picked up on this subtle but very important point in training amidst all the V1 cut; etc. In retrospect; I think I had been programming the FMS 'my way' all throughout simulations and nobody ever caught it ('just get something in the box'). I will say; however; training at air carrier X was excellent. This is just the result of something I missed. Lastly; this was my first trip after return from furlough and military leave in 3 1/2 yrs and this is my first 'all glass' jet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAILURE TO PROGRAM TXK TRANSITION ON TRISS RNAV SID FROM DFW RESULTS IN TRACK DEV FOR FO UNDERGOING IOE FOR HIS OR HER FIRST ALL GLASS COCKPIT ASSIGNMENT.
Narrative: SECOND LEG OF 10 LEG IOE FOR MYSELF. THE CAPT DEMONSTRATED THE FIRST LEG AND LNDG INTO DFW AND THIS WAS LITERALLY MY FIRST LEG ON THE ACFT EVER AFTER COMPLETING SIMULATOR TRAINING A FEW DAYS EARLIER. AS THE PF; I WAS THE ONE WHO PROGRAMMED THE FMS; ALBEIT INCORRECTLY; AS I SOON FOUND OUT. WE WERE CLRED TO TKOF RWY 17R OUT OF DFW TO FLY THE TRISS 2 DEP; TXK TRANSITION. ENRTE FROM THE TRISS INTXN TO TXK NAVAID; WE MISSED THE SHERO INTXN. THIS INTXN IS ONLY A FEW DEGS HDG CHANGE; BUT ZFW CALLED US ON IT SAYING 'YOU ACR X GUYS ALWAYS MISS THAT AND NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL.' HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? EASY -- I PROGRAMMED THE FMS INCORRECTLY. I PUT IN THE SID AND TXK BUT I LEARNED THAT; ALTHOUGH I TYPED TXK; I ALSO NEEDED TO SELECT TXK AS A TRANSITION FROM THE SID. THE WAY I HAD IT PROGRAMMED; IT GAVE ME A RTE DISCONTINUITY WHICH I SIMPLY CLRED UP AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF. I NEVER PICKED UP ON THIS SUBTLE BUT VERY IMPORTANT POINT IN TRAINING AMIDST ALL THE V1 CUT; ETC. IN RETROSPECT; I THINK I HAD BEEN PROGRAMMING THE FMS 'MY WAY' ALL THROUGHOUT SIMULATIONS AND NOBODY EVER CAUGHT IT ('JUST GET SOMETHING IN THE BOX'). I WILL SAY; HOWEVER; TRAINING AT ACR X WAS EXCELLENT. THIS IS JUST THE RESULT OF SOMETHING I MISSED. LASTLY; THIS WAS MY FIRST TRIP AFTER RETURN FROM FURLOUGH AND MIL LEAVE IN 3 1/2 YRS AND THIS IS MY FIRST 'ALL GLASS' JET.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.